Renaming, Reorganizing And Expanding The Mandate Of The Presidential Commission On The Visiting Forces Agreement Thereby Amending Executive Order No. 199 (S. 2000)

Executive Orders

Executive Order No. 175

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 175

RENAMING, REORGANIZING AND EXPANDING THE MANDATE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON THE VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT THEREBY AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 199 (S. 2000)

WHEREAS, Executive Order (EO) No. 199 (s. 2000) created the Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement (PCVFA) under the Office of the President to monitor compliance with the provisions of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA);

WHEREAS, Senate Resolution No. 100 (s. 2012) expressing concurrence to the ratification of the “Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of Australia Concerning the Status of Visiting Forces of Each State in the Territory of the Other State,” hereinafter referred to as the SOVFA, urged the President to expand the mandate of the PCVFA so as to include the monitoring and coordination of pertinent activities related to the implementation of the PH-Australia SOVFA;

WHEREAS, the Philippines has Defense Cooperation Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding with other States with whom there are no formal Status of...